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Billie Joe Armstrong: Meltdown Was Turning Point

That's when he knew he had to get help, he tells 'Rolling Stone'

(Newser) - For the first time, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong is talking about rehab and substance abuse in the wake of his onstage meltdown last year . He'd struggled with alcohol and prescription drugs for years—"I couldn't predict where I was going to end up at the...

Sao Paulo to Forcibly Commit Crack Addicts

Brazilian state adopts new strategy amid soaring demand

(Newser) - Officials in Brazil's most populous state say they will start forcing adult crack addicts to go to rehabilitation centers in an effort to curb growing use of the drug. The Sao Paulo state plan was announced yesterday and is scheduled to begin in 10 days. Addicts who refuse treatment...

Octomom Goes to Rehab
 Octomom 
 Goes to 
 Rehab 
Oct 30, 2012 12:13 PM CDT

Octomom Goes to Rehab

Nadya Suleman apparently has a Xanax problem

(Newser) - Nothing like having to arrange childcare for your 14 children so you can go to rehab for 30 days. That’s the predicament “Octomom” Nadya Suleman now finds herself in, TMZ reports. Apparently, Suleman finds balancing life as a single mom with a thriving porn career a bit stressful,...

Green Day Singer in Rehab After Meltdown

Billie Joe Armstrong checks himself in for substance abuse

(Newser) - Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong is checking himself into rehab after a rant mentioning Justin Bieber last week in Vegas. Armstrong ended the band's performance at the iHeart Radio Festival after an obscenity-laced tirade, smashing his guitar, then storming off stage . "I'm not effing Justin Bieber,...

'The Situation' Enters Rehab

'Jersey Shore' star Sorrentino in for substance abuse: TMZ

(Newser) - Maybe Jersey Shore will be a much tamer place when shooting begins this summer on season No. 6 . Not only is Snooki pregnant , but Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino is in rehab for substance abuse, reports TMZ . A rep confirms he checked into a facility for "much needed rest...

Heather Locklear's Family Pushes for Rehab

Actress is out of hospital after latest scare

(Newser) - Heather Locklear has been released from the hospital over her latest reported scare with alcohol and prescription drugs, and her family wants her to go directly to UCLA Hospital for serious rehab, reports TMZ . The 50-year-old, who went to more of a "boutique" type of rehab in October, is...

More Drama for Beverly Hills Housewives

Kim Richards enters rehab

(Newser) - The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills already dealt with a suicide in this season's premiere , and now there's more trouble. Kim Richards, Housewife, former child star, and aunt to Paris Hilton, has gone to rehab, sources tell Entertainment Tonight . The world learned about Richards' drinking problem in the...

Amy Winehouse Checks Into ... Rehab

British singer following advice of doctors before tour

(Newser) - She can say 'No, no, no' all she wants, but Amy Winehouse checked into a treatment program in London to ready herself for summer performances in Europe, according to her spokesman. It was not clear what treatment she'll get, only that she's there on "doctors' advice....

Whitney Houston Back in Rehab
 Whitney Houston Back in Rehab
May 9, 2011 12:48 PM CDT

Whitney Houston Back in Rehab

Rep confirms singer re-entered program voluntarily

(Newser) - Whitney Houston has re-entered rehab, her rep confirms today. The 47-year-old, who has struggled with drug addiction for years, said she was healthy and clean in 2009. But the AP notes that her 2010 tour had issues , including canceled dates and negative reviews, and that her performances lately have been...

Sheen Teaching Kids New Word: 'Rehab'

Twins Max and Bob are 2

(Newser) - In his relentless pursuit of Father of the Year honors, Charlie Sheen is giving his 2-year-old twins vocabulary lessons. "I am teaching them words, because they're speaking now," Sheen tells TMZ. But not just any old words: "I'm teaching them the word 'rehab' so...

It's Time for 'Celebrity Rehab' to Go Away: Dr. Drew Pinsky 'Is Not Helping Anyone'
 It's Time for 
 Celeb Rehab 
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Mar 10, 2011 11:19 AM CST

It's Time for Celeb Rehab to Go Away

Dr. Drew Pinsky 'is not helping anyone'

(Newser) - With the death of Mike Starr, a former Celebrity Rehab participant, the time has come to talk about why the show needs to be shut down. No, not because of Starr’s death—“If every recovery center had to close down after a former patient relapsed and died, we'd...

Elton John: Billy Joel Needs Rehab

Former touring partner needs to get help, tough love

(Newser) - Today’s out-of-left-field celebrity comment: Elton John says his former touring partner Billy Joel needs to “do something better” with his life. Specifically, John tells Rolling Stone that Joel’s "alcoholism" caused them to cancel many tours, and that the Piano Man needs to take rehab more seriously....

Sheen Burned Through Huge Cocaine Balls: Porn Star

And he 'chugs booze like water'

(Newser) - Just how far Charlie Sheen veered off the rails before his hospitalization last week has been revealed by yet another porn star pal, who talks of seeing cocaine chunks the size of tennis balls at the star's last bender. "I've never seen someone so self-destructive and able to take...

Charlie Sheen Enters Rehab
 Charlie Sheen Enters Rehab 
Jan 29, 2011 7:13 AM CST

Charlie Sheen Enters Rehab

Also, the sky is blue

(Newser) - Must have been a really uncontrollable case of the giggles, but just after "laughing too hard" landed Charlie Sheen in the hospital with a hernia, the Two and a Half Men star has now landed in rehab, reports People. Sheen "has voluntarily entered an undisclosed rehabilitation center today,...

YouTube Star Ted Williams Heading to Rehab

Formerly homeless radio announcer admits to daily drinking

(Newser) - Ted Williams might have beaten homelessness and gotten scores of job offers, but some old problems remain. After a televised session with Dr. Phil, the man whose smooth radio voice made him a YouTube sensation has decided to check into a private, inpatient rehab facility to try to rid himself...

LiLo Is Sprung From Betty Ford
LiLo Is Sprung
From Betty Ford
LOOK OUT, WORLD
Jan 3, 2011 4:24 PM CST

LiLo Is Sprung From Betty Ford

Completes 90 days in rehab

(Newser) - Lock your doors (or maybe at least your wet bars): America's favorite trainwreck, Lindsay Lohan, has been sprung from Betty Ford Center just as David Arquette checked in, reports Radar. The onetime actress today completed a 90-day stint stemming from her 2007 DUI conviction just in time for 2011 to...

Keith Urban: I Feared Rehab Would 'Destroy Us'

But it only brought him closer to Nicole Kidman, he tells Oprah

(Newser) - Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman had been married just four months when he checked into rehab for drug and alcohol addiction—and the country star thought it would ruin them. Yesterday he told Oprah Winfrey his thoughts at the time were, “Surely let's give it a few years so...

'Eddie Munster' in Rehab

Former child star, now 57, addicted to drugs and alcohol

(Newser) - Another tale of woe from a former child star, this one from a ways back. Butch Patrick, known to TV audiences for his portrayal of Eddie Munster on The Munsters, has checked into a drug rehab facility in New Jersey. It's been a rough year for Patrick, 57, who moved...

Disney's Lovato Quits Tour, Enters Rehab

Actress grapples with 'physical and emotional issues'

(Newser) - Disney Channel actress and singer Demi Lovato has quit the Jonas Brothers’ tour and entered rehab, the New York Daily News reports. The 18-year-old is seeking “medical treatment for emotional and physical issues she has dealt with for some time,” said a rep. The Camp Rock and Sonny ...

PETA to LiLo: We'll Pay for Rehab If...

...she becomes a vegan. Or $20K of rehab, at least

(Newser) - If Lindsay Lohan really wants her stint in rehab to be sponsored , all she has to do is give up her addiction ... to meat and cheese. Headline-grabbing PETA has reached out to the star, offering to pitch in $10,000 if she goes vegan for the rest of her stay—...

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